PTU gives jitters to CET candidates
Several students fail to get admit cardsChandigarh, May 21
With just a day left for the Common Entrance Test being conducted by the Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, a large number of candidates belonging to the city are in a fix as they have not received their admit cards.

EMPLOYEES’ STRIKE
Bank, insurance work comes to a haltChandigarh, May 21
The banking and insurance services came to a grinding halt in the city and surrounding towns, as employees of public sector banks, insurance companies and of various state government departments went on strike today.

Order on Bhardwaj’s bail plea reservedChandigarh, May 21
A local court today reserved its order on anticipatory bail application moved by the suspended UT Judicial Magistrate S.S. Bhardwaj in a corruption case registered against him by the CBI for tomorrow.

CBI raids in Barog, city to locate BhardwajChandigarh/Barog,
May 21
In less than 24 hours after Chandigarh’s suspended Judicial Magistrate S.S. Bhardwaj appeared on the television, the Central Bureau of Investigation today raided a number of places, including palatial residential cottages available on rent, besides a hotel, in
Barog.

Brother
defends Ravi KantPanchkula, May 21
Mr Satish Kumar Sharma, elder brother of Mr Ravi Kant Sharma, former
Inspector-General of the Haryana Police and accused in the Shivani
Bhatnagar murder case, came out openly in support of his brother today
and maintained that his mother’s outburst yesterday was a result of
her being emotionally disturbed.

CBSE hands over 27 answersheets to policeChandigarh, May 21The CBSE authorities have handed over 27 marked answersheets of different subjects of 22 students who had appeared in Class XII CBSE examinations held this year to the UT police.

Rajiv Gandhi rememberedHamirpur, May 21Tributes were paid to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 12th death anniversary here today. The day is observed as Anti-Terrorism Day throughout the country.
Two separate functions were held to observe the day.

MC staff pledge to fight terrorismChandigarh, May 21The Mayor, Mr Subhash Chawla and the Adviser, Mr Virendra Singh, today administered an oath to employees of the Municipal Corporation and the Chandigarh Administration, respectively, on the occasion of the death anniversary of the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi whose death anniversary is observed as the Anti-Terrorism Day.

Congress leaders, including local MP Pawan Kumar Bansal, CTCC President B.B.Bahl and Youth Congress President H.S.Lucky pay floral tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his death
anniversary at Congress Bhavan, Sector 35, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph

Hunt on for ‘missing draft’ in EOSAS Nagar, May 21Transparency in public offices be damned. At least this is what seems to be the unsaid rule at the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority
Estate Office here. Maybe that is why it is not a big thing that a draft submitted to the Estate Officer at his residence as payment of rental amount for permission to hold a fair in the township has gone missing.

Chandigarh, May 21As many as 88 recruits, including 19 females, of the second batch of trainees (constables) took part in an impressive passing out parade at RTC Parade Ground, Police Lines, Sector 26, here today. Mr Varindera Singh, Adviser to the UT Administrator, took the salute.

Newly inducted constables
queue up for a glass of water after their passing-out parade in
Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Photo Manoj Mahajan

SSP for better public-police tiesChandigarh, May 21The role of the police and the latest techniques in crime detection was the theme of the talk by Mr Gaurav Yadav, Senior Superintendent of Police, Chandigarh, at a meeting organised by the Rotary Chandigarh Shivalik here last night.

Chandigarh SSP Gaurav Yadav (centre) gives a talk on the law and order problem in Chandigarh on Tuesday night.

Self-help group to check suicidesChandigarh, May 21Although about 15 workshops have been conducted in the past month with the objective of determining the causes of suicides and proposing strategies to stem the rot, hardly has any help made its way out of closed halls to the grassroots level.

Sex change ‘operation’ by passport officeChandigarh, May 21Sex change may not be the monopoly of medical professionals only, the Regional Passport office also does so — at least on paper.
Parents of 13-year-old Patiala boy Taran Veer Singh Karwal, were shocked when they received the passport of their son mentioning his sex as “F” (female).

Construction of room in backyard allowedChandigarh, May 21The construction of a room having an area of 100 sq feet or an area equal to 40 per cent area of the backyard, whichever is less, has been legalised by the Chandigarh Administration as a part of relaxation in the building by-laws.

EATING OUT
Palatable pastas, suitable saucesChandigarh, May 21If you are a pasta fan, head for Cinnamon Roof in Sector 17. The buffet table is relaid every evening for a special feast during its ongoing Italian Food Festival. The restaurant offers a choice of four types of pasta with an assortment of sauces on a rotation basis.

Patiala resident held for defrauding banksChandigarh, May 21The Economic Offences Wing of the local police today arrested a resident of Patiala, Krishan Avtar Singh, who had allegedly defrauded various banks in the city to the tune of several
lakhs. He was wanted by the police in three cases of cheating and fraud.

One held for raping minorChandigarh, May 21A minor girl of Indira Colony, Mani Majra, was allegedly raped by a resident of the same area, Mohammad Saleem, last evening. The accused has been arrested.
According to police sources, Saleem took the 16-year-old girl to an adjoining garden on some pretext and committed the crime.

Woman elopes with ‘paramour’Panchkula, May 21A middle-aged wife of a senior account official in a private company allegedly eloped with her paramour along with a sum of over Rs 1 lakh and other valuables today. The alleged paramour, P.K. Dubey, is working with a private firm in Chandigarh.

THE presence of a furniture market in Sector 34 makes it one of the biggest shopping centres of the city with around 250 shops of almost each conceivable material, according to the General Trade Market Welfare Association president Pardeep Bansal.

‘We give a chance to every student’Chandigarh, May 21
It was the endeavour to give every student an opportunity to sit for the board examinations which resulted in 13 students of St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School flunking in the Class X examination conducted by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination.

SAS Nagar, May 21
An advance teachers’ training course was organised by Pidilite Industries Ltd at NIFD in Phase VII here today. As many as 100 women participated.
The 10-day intensive training programme is aimed at promoting self-employment of women in the field of art and painting by empowering them with the necessary skills and support.

A representative of Pidilite Industries shows craft creations to faculty members of NIFD, SAS Nagar, on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph

SCHOOL WORLD
YOUNG ACHIEVER
‘Dance is fuel for soul’Chandigarh, May 21
For Ishani Aggarwal, a student of Government Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 16, balancing is the key word to success and that is what she has been exactly doing — striking a perfect balance between her studies and classical dance.

Derek O' Brien coming to cityChandigarh, May 21
After running in 75 schools of 30 cities noted quiz master Derek O' Brien's KQ School Advantage is now coming to Chandigarh. It is a 10-session course that balances academics with skills like public speaking, creativity and inter- personal skills.

Kathak dancers to attend seminar in cityChandigarh, May 21
The two-day kathak seminar on the nuances of Jaipur gharana, will commence from tomorrow at Pracheen Kala Kendra, Sector 35, here. Explaining the need to organise the seminar, danseuse Shobha Koser today said with the passage of years, variations of the highest order had crept into the field of dance.

A date with Mangal DhillonChandigarh, May 21
Actor Mangal Dhillon today held an interactive session with the participants of the summer workshop at Trainer’s Den in Sector 17 here. Rolling in the summer workshop in style, the organisers today provided some sort of an orientation to the participants, who talked to Mangal about the various aspects of theatre, acting and film production.

Resounding win for
ChandigarhChandigarh, May 21
Chandigarh beat Mohali by an innings and 74 runs in the three-day Punjab
Inter-district Under-19 Cricket Tournament, which concluded this evening
at PCA Stadium, SAS Nagar. Uday Kaul was the star batsman in
Chandigarh’s second innings, as he hammered 71 runs, followed by
Akashdeep who made valuable 49 runs.

Gagandeep of Mohali-XI traps Harpreet of Chandigarh-XI in front of the wicket in the Punjab Inter-district Under-19
Cricket Tournament at PCA Stadium, SAS Nagar, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph